The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-06-25
A LIVELY POKER GAME.
A Swindling Poker Player Causes
TroubIe--Ftvs Aces In shs Deck


Harrington IN. NJ Cor. New York SUM-
They bad pnker game here Satur-
day night IN the back room of Jica-
Tilio Bob, who was present tn see that
everything VAS fair. The men at the
table we're Tom Slnsabaugh, cattle
dealer, and Potter Albert, Omaha
TEroup and Pap Williams, gamblers.
The game had been goiD. al"ng for
some time without much excitement
and without mo- very large winnings,
when suddenly Pap Williams, who
had thrown down two cards, offered To
go it blind for 500. TIE others saw
him, aud crowd that had assembled
at the bar moved To- see how the thing
would eome out. Ali the others drew
three cards each. Williams ran his
cards over cariessiy, Called for drink,
aud with cigur in one corner of his
mouth said he would bet $50. All the
Others staid 10, and ON the show down,
No one manliesting IA disposition L"
raise it, il appeared that there were
five aces out. Pap Williams had three
and Potter Albert two. The discovery
came very near resulting in row, bur
at tho suggestion Vt Jlcarillo Bob the
pot was left up and new deal was
had, he taking the extra nee and tear.
Ing II up.
After the new deal Albert called for
four curds, SiEsabaugh for three,
Throup for three, und Williams for
two. There was now more than $400
in the pot and rs Albert offered to bet
SO, the others felt that they would
have TO see HIM. When ii came around
10 Albert again ne concluded To raise
the terms little aud he put up 500
This caused old man Slnsabaugh 10
draw out with the remark that the
water MAS getting too deep for nun
with "A little pair. The other two saw
the raise aud called. Dawn came the
cards and almost simultaneously with
their appearance was the crack of a
revolver. and Potter Albert fell out ut
his char, whiie Wi liams. gun IN hand,
Ieant over and swept in the pile of
money. On The table in front of where
Albert was lying were five cards, three
OF them aces, while in front oI Will
liams were two aces. one of them be-
ina a duplicate of one in the hand OF
the man under the table.
s, much interest WAS excited by the
Inspection al these two hands and the
sweeping IN by Wiliams of the money
that no one noticed Albert rising ON
the other side of the table. JicarIllo
Bob was the first to catch glimpse
of him. but he had time only to cry
out 10 Williams, when Abert's revol-
yer WAS discharged and Williams fell
with n bullet through the heart. Every
nan in the room excep, the proprietor
then broke for the door, but before all
had gone out Boh's yoice was heard
saying that the dispute over the game
had left no one TO claim the stakes,
aud he as landlord would therefore
take possession. Displaying two big
rrpeaters rs he said this, lie was just
in time To reply Ia shot from the
weapon of Omaha Thronp. Neither
man was hit, aud for mipute they
sfood faeing each other. A bysiand-
er here stepped between the men, and
the crowd, cdging forward, soon sep
Grated them. Then council nf war
was held. and il was agreed that the
money not claimed shnuid go To the
house, the two survivors of the gamt
receiving their stakes back.